Feeding the Family for $5 or Less

Super Simple Supper!
This is a one dish dinner.
(That brings up an important question...when you hear one dish dinner, do you think of it being a dinner that is SERVED in one dish, or COOKED in one dish?!)
So this is technically a one dish served dinner...as the whole meal is in one bowl. But it was cooked in 2 pots...a pot for the pasta, and a skillet for the … [Read more...]

***These would make a great appetizer for your July 4th BBQ!***
Just sayin'.
(OK, just had to get that out of the way.)
So for the second time, I've had to pick up the veggie from the market to make my meal for Grow. Eat. $ave. I remember looking through last year's garden posts, and by this time in June 2009 my squash plants were producing a new squash every other … [Read more...]

This makes me want to move to Spain. Or Mexico.
Anywhere Spanish speaking would work! (I miss saying Hola and Buen Dia all the time.) Ever since playing "Twitter translator" (where I would send Twitter DMs with common Dominican phrases to my friends who were in the Dominican Republic), I've been itching to speak Spanish. I find myself talking to the boys in Spanish and … [Read more...]

Twitter knows everything. It even knows what you're having for dinner tonight. (Well, only if you ask.)
It really does. It's never let me down.
A recent tweet of mine: "Looking for a dinner idea for tonight that involves chicken and a grill...anyone?"
And I liked Carrie's idea best. Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs it is!
Would someone please tell me how to spell KEBABS?!? … [Read more...]

I’m Erin Chase…

Also known as the$5 Dinner Mom.

I have a little problem. I cannot make a meal that costs more than $5. It’s unnatural, but my pocketbook thanks me.